Stoð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stoð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stoð" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

stoð Old Icelandic word can mean:

stoð
(pl. støðr, steðr, later stoðir), f.
stoð
1) pillar, post; eru veggir hans ok steðr ok stólpar af rauðu gulli, its walls and pillars and posts are of red gold;
stoð
2) fig. prop, support (margar stoðir runnu undir hann, frændr, mágar ok vinir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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